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Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:38:28 +0000 From: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com> To: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org> CC: "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>, Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 iproute2-next] ip link: add sub-command to view and change DSA master On Wed, Sep 21, 2022 at 11:36:37AM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > On Wed, 21 Sep 2022 19:51:05 +0300 > Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com> wrote: > > > +.BI master " DEVICE" > > +- change the DSA master (host network interface) responsible for handling the > > +local traffic termination of the given DSA switch user port. The selected > > +interface must be eligible for operating as a DSA master of the switch tree > > +which the DSA user port is a part of. Eligible DSA masters are those interfaces > > +which have an "ethernet" reference towards their firmware node in the firmware > > +description of the platform, or LAG (bond, team) interfaces which contain only > > +such interfaces as their ports. > > We still need to find a better name for this. > DSA predates the LF inclusive naming but that doesn't mean it can't be > fixed in user visible commands. Need? Why need? Who needs this and since when?
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